Axelle gave him a playful smug look as she heard his last statement. "Hah, we'll see." She didn’t doubt it. With them being in the same pack, the same lands – Axelle would have to be extra careful. Kai was already very skeptical of everything she did, so it would be a couple times harder to hide her feelings for Itzal from him.
Axelle patted Itzal lightly on the shoulder and before she turned away from him, she added, "Be careful getting home." Then she headed in her own direction. She passed the shore and picked up her crossbow along with the dagger in its strap. She slung the crossbow over her shoulder so that it sat comfortably, even on her injured back, and strapped the dagger back on her thigh. Then she turned to face her trek towards home. Halfway away from Halifax, and halfway toward Sticks and Stones, she shifted to Secui. The weapons she carried on her back and had strapped to her leg held nicely due to her Halfling form, but maybe a little tighter than normal. She was able to pick up speed much more now and cut her travel time in half.
Most of the way back toward Anathema, she couldn’t get Itzal off of her mind. She was hoping that Rio was home and was treating him right at that moment, so that he didn’t have to suffer anymore. She felt bad that he was injured, but she didn’t feel bad that she inflicted it. It was because he deserved it, but Eztli did – and it was unfortunate that they were the same person. Still, she didn’t want her impulsiveness to permanently disable Itzal for the rest of his life – though, once again, that would be a good dent in Eztli’s defenses. Axelle smiled partially thinking of ways she could handicap Eztli, without hurting Itzal.
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